Question

     Long,long ago people made fires from lightning (閃電) .But they had to keep the fire burning,for they couldn’t start it again if there was no lightning. Later,they found hitting two pieces of stone together could make sparks (火花）.The sparks could bum dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learnt to make a fire by rubbing (摩擦) .They made a hole in a piece of wood and put a smaller stick into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got fire.

     As years went by,people learnt other ways to make fires. Sometimes they used the heat from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.

     About two centuries ago,people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires.Today matches are still being used,but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches.

26. From the text we know that sparks can       .

   A. burn any leaves   B. burn anything

   C. burn dry leaves   D. keep fire burning

27. We can also get fire by       .

   A. making a hole in a piece of wood

   B. putting a smaller stick into the hole

   C. turning the stick again and again

   D. doing all the above in order

28. Matches have been used       .

   A. for about two thousand years

   B. for about two hundred years

   C. since people began to use fire for cooking

   D. since people used the heat from the sun

29. From the passage,we know that       .

   A. electric fire starters are widely used

   B. some forest fires might be caused by lightning

   C. today there are only two ways to make fires

   D. today people don't use matches because they have electric fire starters 

30. Which of the following is the right order of the ways to make fires that people got to know?

    a.with a match

    b.from the sun

    c.from lightning

    d.by rubbing

    e. with an electric fire starter

    f. by hitting two pieces of stone

   A. b-a-d-e-f-c   B. b-c-a-e-d-f

   C. c-f-d-b-a-e   D. c-d-a-f-b-e

Answer 1

26. C  由文章第一段中的“The sparks could burn dry leaves."可知答案。

27. D  通讀文章第一段可知要想取火需要通過做A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的事情。

28. B  根據(jù)第三段中“About two centuries ago,people began to make matches."可知，二百年前，人們開始做火柴。故選B。

29. B  由文章第一段可知“很久以前人們通過閃電取火”，所以可推知一些森林火災(zāi)可能是閃電引起的。

30. C  通讀全文可知，人們?nèi)』鸬姆绞桨磿r(shí)間順序排列應(yīng)為C。